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Hezbollah strikes Israeli sites, occupation entity admits direct hits

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  • 21 Dec 2023 16:21
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The Lebanese Resistance's operations followed the Israeli bombing of the town of Maroun el-Ras this morning, which killed a woman and injured her husband.

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  • Hezbollah strikes Israeli sites, occupation entity admits direct hits
    A screengrab from a video published by the military media of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Hezbollah, in November depicting a Resistance fighter firing a Konkurs ATGM at Israeli positions. (Military Media)

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon announced it had carried out eight operations on Thursday, targeting Israeli sites and forces along the Lebanese border with occupied Palestine.

In a statement, Hezbollah announced the targeting of the "Kiryat Shmona" Israeli settlement (occupied Palestinian town of Al-Khalisa) with a barrage of Grad rockets, confirming direct hits. 

Moreover, the Resistance group announced the targeting of the vicinity of the "Biranit" barracks with multiple rockets, noting that intended targets were hit.

Additionally, the Resistance targeted Israeli occupation forces' gathering centers in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with rocket and artillery weapons, confirming direct casualties.

Read more: Hezbollah bombs two Israeli Iron Dome systems

A newly established military outpost, also in the occupied Shebaa Farms, was targeted with three attack drones, stating that all targets were directly hit and destroyed.

Furthermore, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the al-Jirdah military site with appropriate weapons, as per the movement's statement.

'Dovev', 'Avivim' struck in response to targeting of civilians

Hezbollah also struck the Israeli "Dovev" and "Avivm" settlements (in the occupied Lebanese town of Salha) in response to an Israeli strike this morning on a Lebanese village, which resulted in the martyrdom of a Lebanese civilian Nuhad Mehanna, and the wounding of her husband. Hezbollah added that the settlements were targeted with appropriate weapons, resulting in confirmed injuries.

وسائل إعلام إسرائيلية: أضرار واحتراق سيارة في أفيفيم من جراء صاروخ أطلقه #حزب_الله#طوفان_الأقصى @mayadeenlebanon pic.twitter.com/rzUu0OFX7z

— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) December 21, 2023

Later in the afternoon, Hezbollah announced that its freedom fighters targeted the settlements of "Metulla" and "Ramot Naftali" (the occupied Lebanese village of al-Nabi Yusha) with missile weapons, directly hitting a number of residential buildings there.

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The Resistance emphasized in its statements that the operations come in support of the steadfast Palestinian people in Gaza and their heroic and noble Resistance and in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanese villages and civilian homes.

The statement also stressed that the Resistance "will not tolerate any harm to civilians and will not allow the violation of Lebanese villages and towns, and will respond to any attack by striking [Israeli] settlements in northern occupied Palestine."

Israeli media reported a car being set on fire in Avivim due to a missile fired by Hezbollah, which resulted in injuries. Furthermore, the outlets confirmed "reports of injuries from an anti-tank missile that targeted Dovev."

Israelis report injuries

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in south Lebanon said that a fire was seen after a missile launch from Lebanon struck an Israeli target in western Al-Jalil, while sirens were sounded in the area's settlements.

The Israeli naval military site in Ras Al-Naqoura was also directly targeted from Lebanon, he added.

On the other hand, Israeli media quoted the Internal Front Command as saying, "An enemy drone was intercepted over the city of Safed," with Ziv Medical Center in the city announcing that Israelis were injured by an anti-tank missile.

Meanwhile, our correspondent reported a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting the area between the towns of Al-Mari and Al-Khraibeh.

Israeli artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of the towns of Al-Naqoura, Tayr Harfa and Maroun el-Ras.

أفاد مراسل #الميادين في جنوب لبنان بأنّ "سلسلة غارات إسرائيلية تستهدف المنطقة الواقعة بين بلدتي الماري والخريبة في القطاع الشرقي".

تصوير: فريق الميادين.@AlMayadeenNews #الميادين_لبنان #لبنان pic.twitter.com/1kKaVMof8D

— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) December 21, 2023

Closing the gates

In a significant development, Israeli media said that 86 out of a total of 155 houses in the "Menara" settlement were completely destroyed in Hezbollah's attacks.

Earlier today, Israeli media reported that the northern settlements closed their gates along the border with Lebanon until further notice, following a broad assessment of the Israeli army's situation, while settlers in adjacent settlements were urged to reduce their movement.

The decision comes amid concerns within "Israel" regarding tunnels allegedly dug by Hezbollah in areas near the border with northern occupied Palestine.

According to Yedioth Ahronoth Israeli newspaper, settlers in border settlements are "confident that Hezbollah has significant tunnels there."

"Following the revelation of Hamas' extensive tunnel network in the Gaza Strip,  settlers at the northern front once again voiced their concerns about Hezbollah's underground threat," the outlet said.

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